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 /*
	 File:       QTSSDataConverter.h

	 Contains:   Utility routines for converting to and from
				 QTSS_AttrDataTypes and text

	 Written By: Denis Serenyi

	 Change History (most recent first):

 */

#include "QTSS.h"

class QTSSDataConverter
{
public:

	//
	// This function converts a type string, eg, "UInt32" to the enum, qtssAttrDataTypeUInt32
	static QTSS_AttrDataType TypeStringToType(char* inTypeString);

	//
	// This function does the opposite conversion
	static char*    TypeToTypeString(QTSS_AttrDataType inType);

	//
	// This function converts a text-formatted value of a certain type
	// to its type. Returns: QTSS_NotEnoughSpace if the buffer provided
	// is not big enough.

	// String must be NULL-terminated.
	// If output value is a string, it will not be NULL-terminated
	static QTSS_Error   StringToValue(char* inValueAsString,
		QTSS_AttrDataType inType,
		void* ioBuffer,
		UInt32* ioBufSize);

	// If value is a string, doesn't have to be NULL-terminated.
	// Output string will be NULL terminated.
	static char* ValueToString(void* inValue,
		const UInt32 inValueLen,
		const QTSS_AttrDataType inType);


	// Takes a pointer to buffer and converts to hex in high to low order
	static char* ConvertBytesToCHexString(void* inValue, const UInt32 inValueLen);

	// Takes a string of hex values and converts to bytes in high to low order
	static QTSS_Error ConvertCHexStringToBytes(char* inValueAsString,
		void* ioBuffer,
		UInt32* ioBufSize);
};

